Cristabel Montoya Geography 302 05/05/15 Artistic Enhancement Cultures around the world have their own unique forms of body modifications. Most commonly known and practiced today are tattoos and piercings. In this paper, I researched a form of body modification that the tribes of Africa practice. I will delve into the reasoning why they use scarification as a form of self-expression and the significance it has to these tribes in Africa. First, I will give some background on what…
topic (STAPAW, 2012). Body art is art that is made with or put onto the body, tattoos are the main area of discrimination due to body art, body modifications are the artistic or aesthetic alterations of the body such as body and facial piercing, stretching the piercing holes, extreme hair cutting or styling, branding or scarring the skin and the less popular alterations of teeth sharpening and facial implants. Reactions to such…
slings and arrows of this world’s subjectivity. There is a dissent between those in favor of tattooing and piercing the body, and those who oppose the idea of tattooing and piercing the body. Proponents of tattoos and piercings confer that modifying the body in these ways are symbolic and the essence of expressionism, while opponents counter those ideas with a belief that tattoos and piercings are harmful and have no purpose in a professional setting. People get tattoos for many…
Maybe it is the tattoo on your hip, the industrial bar piercing going through your ear, or maybe it’s your sticker decked out guitar; no matter what it is we all have our own ways of expressing ourselves once we get to a certain age. Self-expression is very important to Generation Me. It make us an individual, unique, and creative. Or that is at least how we see it. Being born into Generation Me meant being born into a generation in which we truly believe that our self-esteem is more important…
controversial questions about teenagers and their desire for body art would have to be “Should teenagers be allowed to get tattoos and or piercings without parental consent?” I personally believe teenagers should not be able to get tattoos or piercings without parental approval because of the health issues and work environment problems they cause. Tattoos and piercings are forms of expression (STAPAW). “In America they are protected from criminal law by the Constitution, but are not federally…
do you feel about piercings? Have you ever been sitting in class and other student’s body modifications distracted you? Answer my questions honestly. I think piercings express a person’s self-expression. Pointing piercings out is a ginormous waste of class time and causes more of a disturbanceto point out than to let them go. Some people might say that piercings are distracting to other students in the classroom, they really aren’t. I think people should be able to have piercings in school.…
Body art, tattoos, are an expression of one’s personality. According to a Creative Cast Blog statistics show 15 to 25% of all Americans have tattoos, but workplaces still enforce policies of not being able to show tattoos of any kind. Many companies have dress code that make tattoos either be covered or they are just prohibited all together. An employee should not be penalized because of having a tattoo, saying someone can’t have a tattoo is discrimination, they show self expression, and some…
HOW I HEALED MY PIERCING (NOSE, HELIX, TRAGUS) My first piercing was ear lobe piercing, which I don't remember. When I was in high school I added two more piercing on my upper lobe at the same time. They healed pretty much good. Before starting college I did my nose piercing, which was good at first but it got worst later. During the sophomore year, I did my helix, very painful until it healed completely. When I started my professional job, I did my tragus. It was very painful from the moment…
When associated with deviance tattoos and piercing and other body modifications fall into a spectrum rather than a simple yes or no answer. People with excessive tattooing are more likely to be criminal. Having excessive tattoo can impact a person life in a negative way. Over time the deviance of tattoos and piercings has changed from a nominal yes or no to a spectrum that encompasses all levels of tattooing and piercings and other body modifications. Deviance must first be defined to give the…
Elia hated the idea of concealing her identity from her own people. They needed a leader, not a coward trying her best to get back behind the safety of some walls. The very thought angered her. However, she knew Hal spoke true, even if they weren't words she wanted to hear. She nodded her head in agreement slowly, having taken a moment to ignore her initial feelings. "You're right" she shouted over the wind as they carried on their death march from the fallen fortress. "We can stop in Saint and…